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EP3260896 - CIRCUMFERENTIAL ANGLE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR BUS BAR IN CYLINDRICAL LENS, AND LENS BARREL EQUIPPED WITH CIRCUMFERENTIAL ANGLE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR BUS BAR IN CYLINDRICAL LENS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The patent has been granted Status updated on 27.04.2024 Database last updated on 05.07.2024
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 02.01.2024
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 26.11.2021
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 24.11.2017
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 26.05.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	27.04.2024	(Expected) grant	published on 29.05.2024 [2024/22]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Nittoh Inc. 4529, Oaza Konami Suwa-shi, Nagano 392-0131 / JP
	[2017/52]
Inventor(s)	01 / KAGEYAMA, Takuya c/o Nittoh Inc. 1-1538, Kamigawa Suwa-shi Nagano 3920021 / JP
	[2017/52]
Representative(s)	Zimmermann, Tankred Klaus, et al Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler Zinkler, Schenk & Partner mbB Patentanwälte Radlkoferstrasse 2 81373 München / DE
	[2017/52]
Application number, filing date	15882753.5	24.12.2015
	[2017/52]
	WO2015JP85977
Priority number, date	JP20150029721	18.02.2015 Original published format: JP 2015029721
	[2017/52]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2016132652
	Date:	25.08.2016
	Language:	JA
	[2016/34]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3260896
	Date:	27.12.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/52]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3260896
	Date:	29.05.2024
	Language:	EN
	[2024/22]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	25.08.2016
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	09.10.2018
Classification	IPC:	G02B7/02, G02B7/04, G02B13/08, G03B21/14, // G03B37/06	[2024/02]
	CPC:	G02B7/023 (EP,US); G02B13/08 (EP,US); G02B7/04 (EP,US); G03B21/142 (EP,US); G03B37/06 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2018/45]	G02B7/02, G02B7/00, G02B7/04, G03B21/14, G02B13/08
	Former IPC [2017/52]	G02B7/02, G02B7/00, G02B7/04, G03B21/14
Designated contracting states	AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2017/52]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	UMFANGSWINKELEINSTELLUNGSVORRICHTUNG FÜR EINE SAMMELSCHIENE IN EINER ZYLINDRISCHEN LINSE UND MIT UMFANGSWINKELEINSTELLUNGSVORRICHTUNG FÜR EINE SAMMELSCHIENE IN EINER ZYLINDRISCHEN LINSE AUSGESTATTETER LINSENTUBUS	[2017/52]
	English:	CIRCUMFERENTIAL ANGLE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR BUS BAR IN CYLINDRICAL LENS, AND LENS BARREL EQUIPPED WITH CIRCUMFERENTIAL ANGLE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR BUS BAR IN CYLINDRICAL LENS	[2017/52]
	French:	DISPOSITIF DE RÉGLAGE D'ANGLE CIRCONFÉRENTIEL POUR BARRE OMNIBUS DANS UNE LENTILLE CYLINDRIQUE, ET BARILLET DE LENTILLE ÉQUIPÉ D'UN DISPOSITIF DE RÉGLAGE D'ANGLE CIRCONFÉRENTIEL POUR BARRE OMNIBUS DANS UNE LENTILLE CYLINDRIQUE	[2017/52]
Entry into regional phase	10.08.2017	Translation filed
	10.08.2017	National basic fee paid
	10.08.2017	Search fee paid
	10.08.2017	Designation fee(s) paid
	10.08.2017	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	10.08.2017	Examination requested [2017/52]
	10.08.2017	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	02.05.2019	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	26.11.2021	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	28.03.2022	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.01.2024	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	18.04.2024	Fee for grant paid
	18.04.2024	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	18.04.2024	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	21.12.2017	Renewal fee patent year 03
	19.12.2018	Renewal fee patent year 04
	23.12.2019	Renewal fee patent year 05
	24.12.2020	Renewal fee patent year 06
	24.12.2021	Renewal fee patent year 07
	29.12.2022	Renewal fee patent year 08
	28.12.2023	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:	Search	[Y]US2740328 (BOUGHTON OLIN W, et al) [Y] 1-6 * figures 1-4 * * column 1, line 60 - column 3, line 50 *;
		[A]JPS5540409 (CANON KK) [A] 1-6* the whole document *;
		[A]JPS6028716U (N.N.) [A] 1-6 * the whole document *;
		[Y]JPS62134613 (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO) [Y] 1-6 * figures 1,6 *;
		[Y]US6204979 (MATSUI NOBUO [JP]) [Y] 1-6 * figures 2-9 * * column 2, line 10 - line 23 * * column 3, line 35 - column 6, line 28 *;
		[Y]US2003214731 (HAYASHIDE TADAO [JP]) [Y] 1-6 * figures 5-12 * * abstract *
	International search	[XYA]JPS62279529 (NIPPON DENKI HOME ELECTRONICS) [X] 1, 5-6 * , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) * [Y] 1-3, 5-6 [A] 4;
		[A]JPH0196612 (MINOLTA CAMERA KK) [A] 1-6 * , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *;
		[A]JPH0428610U (Ricoh Co., Ltd.) [A] 1-6 * , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *;
		[A]JPH04307511 (RICOH KK) [A] 1-6 * , paragraphs [0016], [0020] to [0022]; fig. 2 to 3 (Family: none) *;
		[A]JPH0618756 (CANON KK) [A] 1-6 * , paragraphs [0025], [0031], [0033], [0076]; fig. 1 to 2, 4 (Family: none) *;
		[YA]JP2012220713 (CANON KK) [Y] 1-3, 5-6 * , columns concerning '1st carrying-out mode' & US 2012/0257294 A1 columns concerning 'a first exemplary embodiment' * [A] 4;
		[A]JP2013238792 (CANON KK) [A] 4* , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *
	Examination	US2012257294

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